03-29-2008
change user id from 200 to 202
Hi AIX Experts,
i need your help in this issue,
i want to change user id of xyz user from 200 to 202
note that this xyz user owner for many files and directories
so my issue how to change the user id from 200 to 202 and the files still under his ownership
this is an urgent work , please help.
thanks
Sherif
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LCHOWN(3) 1 LCHOWN(3)
lchown - Changes user ownership of symlink
SYNOPSIS
bool lchown (string $filename, mixed $user)
DESCRIPTION
Attempts to change the owner of the symlink $filename to user $user.
Only the superuser may change the owner of a symlink.
PARAMETERS
o $filename
- Path to the file.
o $user
- User name or number.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Changing the owner of a symbolic link
<?php
$target = 'output.php';
$link = 'output.html';
symlink($target, $link);
lchown($link, 8);
?>
NOTES
Note
This function will not work on remote files as the file to be examined must be accessible via the server's filesystem.
Note
When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the files or directories being operated upon have the same UID (owner) as the script
that is being executed.
Note
This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.
SEE ALSO
chown(3), lchgrp(3), chgrp(3), chmod(3).
PHP Documentation Group LCHOWN(3)